Dawson/McCarry from Antrim

Dawson and McCarry families from Belfast/Antrim

I'd love to find out where within Belfast (church parish?/other location details)/Antrim there were from. I'm taking a trip to Ireland in late April 2026 mostly just for recreation - haven't set where we're going yet/if I'm going to do any research in person, if needed. Thanks!

I've looked at RootsIreland and am on Ancestry/Family Search and haven't found anything past saying they're from Belfast/Antrim.

John Dawson

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/57077590/person/30019820817/facts

Great biography: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9DX-R48H?view=fullText&keywords=JOHN%20DAWSON%2CJohn%20Dawson%2CRose%2CCalifornia%20California%2CCalifornia%2CVallejo&lang=en&groupId=

Parents potential names John Dawson and Sarah Hotchkiss

Arrived in US around 1850-1853, to NY then to CA

Were Catholic

Wife: Rose McCarry/MacCreary/McCarey/McCrory - the name variations on her documents are wild!!

b 1831 Antrim

d 30 Sep 1896 Vallejo, CA

Children:

Infant died in infancy

Charlotte Catherine Dawson (b 1858 CA d 1940 CA)+ Joseph Ward Barker (b 1855 NY, d 1909 CA) (My Ancestors)